Note: Listening and Speaking section will be in Black & Reading and Writing section will be in Maroon colour.

Listening and Speaking

Daily:

Total Physical Response (to be done before every session)

Note to the Teacher: Refer to the Week 1, Day 1 of Fruits topic’s detailed asset.

Refer to the given LTM Video Warm Up Exercise given in Week 1, to conduct the above activity.

Day 1

Main Concept: Revision and Closing Session:

• The teacher can explain how eating Fruits keeps us healthy and strong.
• The teacher can close the session by reciting the rhyme on Fruits learnt in the earlier class. 
• The teacher shows the flashcards of Fruits as a revision of the topic.

Key knowledge the child will acquire: Children recognise and name the fruits and also learn about their special features in terms of taste, texture, colour, shape, etc.

Flashcard of Fruits (refer to Week 1 Day 5)

Day 2

Language Game- Match the cards with Fruits (to be done in one session)

Aim: Children familiarize themselves with the names of fruits.

Preparation:

1. The teacher keeps the necessary flash cards and some of the fresh fruits (apple, banana, orange, grapes, etc.) ready.
2. The teacher places the different fruits on individual plates.
3. The teacher takes a mixed set of flashcards of fruits.
4. This activity aims to sort the fruit flashcards and place them next to the appropriate plate having the fresh fruit.
5. The flashcards of fruits are placed on the ground across the fresh fruits.

Procedure:

• Children make lines as per the group allotted to them by the teacher.
• The teacher stands on one side to ensure the game is conducted smoothly.
• Fresh fruits are placed on individual plates.
• Mixed flashcards of fruits are laid down on the ground across the fresh fruits.
• The teacher can make the children stand in two or more groups. One representative of each group comes forward one at a time and as the teacher calls out the names of different fruits the students make an effort to finish the game in a disciplined manner.
• The teacher asks the children to listen carefully and pick up the picture of the fruit called out and place it next to the correct fruit.
• Repeat calling out the names of fruits until all the children of the different groups get a chance to come and participate in the game.
• To make it challenging, the teacher can time the game.

Suggested Variation:
Children with mild vision or hearing issues can be helped by pairing them with a peer.

Notes to the Teacher:

1. The teacher makes sure that all children get a chance to participate in this game.
2. Ask the children to listen to the instructions carefully.
3. They must leave their group line only when their name is called.
4. Children should follow the instructions.
5. Those who don’t do it correctly lose the opportunity to play.
6. They sit down and observe if other children are playing correctly.

Key knowledge the child will acquire: The children in the class are able to identify and name different fruits.

Click and watch the videos. These videos are to be shown to children during the activity. When there are children with hearing impairment in the inclusive class, use the video with Indian Sign Language (ISL)

Video: Match the fruit cards

ISL Video: Match the fruit cards

Day 3

Experiential Learning (smell & touch)

During:
Children can be given some experiential learning about fruits through their senses of smell and touch. 

Note to the Teacher:

1. The teacher will watch the given video, and keep the necessary items as shown to conduct the activity.
2. The teacher makes the children see, smell and touch the fruits and discusses with the children about the same. 

Materials required: Real Fruits

Click and watch the videos. This video is to be viewed by the teachers before the activity to understand how to conduct the same during the class.

Video: Experiential Learning – Part 1

Day 4

Experiential Learning (taste & texture)

During: :
Children can feel the texture of fruits, to know if they are- hard, soft, rough, smooth, with peel/without peel and also taste the fruits to find out if the fruits are- juicy, sweet, sour, fleshy, crunchy seeds/without seeds. 

Note to the Teacher:

1. The teacher will watch the given video, and keep the necessary items as shown to conduct the activity.
2. The teacher makes the children feel and taste the fruits (the teacher cuts the washed fruits and makes the children eat and tell the taste) and also discusses with the children about the texture of the fruits. 

Materials required: Real Fruits

Click and watch the videos. This video is to be viewed by the teachers before the activity to understand how to conduct the same during the class.

Video: Experiential Learning – Part 2

Day 5

Human value song – Eat an apple everyday

The teacher can make the children learn this human value song by showing the video and playing the audio file. Teachers may drive home the importance of eating fruits every day for keeping their body strong and healthy.

Red and shiny, fresh and bright,
A juicy apple is a pretty sight.
Try to eat it every day,
And keep the doctor away.

Red and shiny, a yummy snack,
Good for you, just take a pack.
Fresh and bright, a healthy snack,
Enjoy it, in your break.

Video: Human Value Song – Eat an Apple everyday

ISL Video: Human Value Song – Eat an Apple everyday

Audio: Eat an Apple Everyday

Reading and Writing

Day 1

Main Concept – Naming Words
Fruit Names – ‘Passing the Parcel’ game
Content: Fruits (Mango, Guava, Papaya, Pomegranate)
Preparation of Activity: Follow the same procedure as Week 2 Day 5

Digital Assets:
Refer to the video no.24 of Passing the Parcel from Week 2 Day 5 of Fruits – Link to be given here

Day 2 & 3

Main Concept – Naming Words
Fruit Names – Revision and Tracing

Procedure: There are two worksheets. One worksheet will be given during session 7, and the second worksheet will be given during session 8.

• The teacher will revise all the fruit names.
• The teacher will pin the worksheet on the board and demonstrate the method of tracing the fruits names and colouring the fruits. 
• Teacher will distribute the worksheet and the required colours.
• Students will carry out the process as demonstrated by the teacher.

Worksheets: Trace the Fruit Names and colour the fruits

Click and watch the video. This video is to be viewed by the teachers before the activity to understand how to conduct the same during the class.

Video: Fruit Names – Revision and Tracing

Day 4 & 5

New Words
Introducing New Sight Words
Number of sessions: 2 (four sight words to be introduced in one session)

Content: give open, mother, father, thank, him, his, her
Materials required: Sight words Flashcards
Preparation for activity: The teacher may start the session by revising some sight words previously learnt
Setting for activity: Classroom

Procedure:

• The teacher introduces the sight words one by one.
• The teacher takes the first sight word card, shows the card to the students and says the word loudly and clearly.
• Students will repeat the word.
• The teacher explains the meaning of the word in regional language.
• Then the teacher will show the second sight word card and read the word.
• Students will repeat.
• The teacher will repeat the meaning of the word.
• Likewise, all four words are introduced.
• This whole procedure may be repeated 2-3 times.
• Then, the teacher may ask each child to come forward to the blackboard and point to the given word. This will help the teacher to identify the student who may need additional help.
• These four words flashcards can be pinned on the class bulletin board.

Flashcards: Sight Words

Click and watch the video. This video is to be viewed by the teachers before the activity to understand how to conduct the same during the class.

Video: Introducing Sight Words

Teacher Resource Document

Source and Attribution of images All images used in the above Assets and Aids are originally created.

This digital material has been developed by the Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vahini Inclusive Education Project, a unit of Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, Prasanthi Nilayam, as a collaborative offering in the service of our nation.